Youri Tielemans admits life is tough at Premier League bottom club Leicester but does not regret staying at the club | Football News

Youri Tielemans has admitted that life is “tough” at Leicester proper now, with the club bottom of the Premier League desk.

The Foxes have solely picked up one level from their opening seven top-flight matches, having misplaced six matches in a row. Recent 5-2 and 6-2 defeats away at Brighton and Tottenham respectively have elevated the stress on under-fire supervisor Brendan Rodgers.

Tielemans’ focus now turns to securing a spot in the Belgium squad forward of this winter’s World Cup in Qatar – but the Leicester midfielder says it is tough to get his club’s poor home type out of his head whereas on worldwide obligation.

“I’m happy to get a bit of fresh air here [with Belgium] because it’s tough at Leicester right now,” the midfielder mentioned in a Belgium press convention. “It’s clear that things are not going well at the club. We are doing everything we can as a team.

“At Leicester, the consecutive defeats have affected us as a group. We need to benefit from this break to recharge our batteries. It’s hard to get it off my mind as it keeps running through my head. Only my kids sometimes prevent me from thinking about it.”

Tielemans was linked to a transfer away from Leicester, with present Premier League leaders Arsenal eager on the 25-year-old earlier than that curiosity cooled later in the summer season.

The Belgian midfielder’s contract at Leicester expires at the finish of this season but he opted to stay at the King Power Stadium for the present marketing campaign.

Tielemans insists he has no regrets about that call to remain, regardless of the club’s lowly league place.

“I’m not going to speak too much about my contract situation at the moment,” he added. “I didn’t leave Leicester in the summer as I always said the project had to be the right one.

“Just as a result of issues are getting worse now at Leicester doesn’t suggest I ought to regret [staying].”

Rodgers: I’ll respect homeowners’ determination

Rodgers insists he’ll respect no matter determination Leicester’s homeowners select to make over his future after stress on his place as supervisor was elevated but once more with Saturday’s 6-2 thrashing at the palms of Tottenham.

The Foxes took an early lead in north London but particular person errors and a continued incapability to defend set items noticed them slip to a second heavy defeat in as many video games.

Leicester have conceded 25 instances from set items since the begin of final season – greater than another Premier League aspect – and the 22 targets they’ve shipped this marketing campaign is greater than another aspect in the high 4 divisions.

Rodgers conceded the statistics “don’t make great reading” for him or Leicester and admitted he is uncertain whether or not he’ll nonetheless be in cost at the King Power Stadium following the upcoming worldwide break.

“I don’t know, to be honest,” mentioned Rodgers. “Whatever their [the owners’] decision is, I will always respect it.

“I feel we have seen sufficient. I felt the crew tonight, in case you watched them play in the first half, you might see the confidence and creativity. It’s simply reducing out errors.

“There is no doubt we’ve had a tough first seven games, especially after the summer we’ve had – Tottenham away, Arsenal away, Chelsea away, Manchester United at home and a couple of other games we should win.

“It [the international break] has most likely come at a superb time to reset every little thing, break the cycle from the summer season as properly. The homeowners will do what it is they really feel they should do.

“I’m not daft, I know football, and the last six games don’t make great reading. But I have every confidence the team can push on and climb the table if they play like they did in large parts and cut out mistakes.”